Thursday, July 21, 2011 | news
(New Orleans, LA) – Today, a federal court rejected the State of Louisiana’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit regarding the State’s failure to offer public assistance recipients the opportunity to register vote. The court’s ruling means that public assistance clients and the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP can proceed with a lawsuit claiming that […]
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Lawsuit Brought by Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations Trump Administration Acted Illegally in Suspending Existing HUD Rule to Support Low-Income Families, Judge Finds In an important decision for low-income renters nationwide, U.S. District Court Judge […]
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | news
Federal Judge Grants Class Certification in Case Challenging WMATA’s Use of Overly Broad and Punitive Criminal Background Screening Policy Former African American employees and job applicants who were terminated from, or denied positions with, the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as a result of a racially discriminatory and overly broad criminal background check policy […]
Friday, August 30, 2013 | case-update
Today, United States District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin granted class certification in Davis v. City of New York, a case filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund—along with co-counsel, the Legal Aid Society—on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) policy and practice of illegally stopping and arresting public housing residents and their guests for the […]
Thursday, September 9, 2021 | news
Today, in a major victory for civil rights and racial justice advocates, a federal judge granted a request made by civil rights groups to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of a key provision of H.B.1, Florida’s anti-protest law. The enjoined provision re-defines the crime of “riot” and imposes harsh penalties for those arrested under the law. Prior […]
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | news
Training is Part of Court Monitored Process to Remedy Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Practices Today, a federal judge approved a public housing training for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to ensure that all officers understand the rights afforded to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents and their guests. The training is one aspect of larger […]
Saturday, September 10, 2016 | news
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Statement on the Departments of Education and Justice Guidelines on Police in Schools This week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice (Ed Department and DOJ) released new guidelines to state and local governments that have or plan to create school-based law enforcement officer policies and practices. The Safe, School-based Enforcement through […]
Thursday, February 6, 2014 | case-update
Yesterday, the Federal District Court preliminarily approved a settlement of attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs’ motion is available . The District Court’s order is available. A Notice to class members is available.
Friday, April 14, 2017 | news
Read a PDF of our statement here. Federal Court Vacates Death Sentence of NAACP Legal Defense Fund Client Duane Buck Following Supreme Court Victory Last Month Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the racially-biased death sentence imposed on NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) client Duane Buck. This […]
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | news
Updated October 3, 2019 Today, a Massachusetts Federal Court affirmed that Harvard’s consideration of race as one of many factors in undergraduate admissions decisions is consistent with – and supported by – longstanding United States Supreme Court law. The lawsuit against Harvard is one of multiple efforts by conservative, anti-civil rights activist Edward Blum to […]
